Today's post features a quick review on one of my favourite skincare/cosmetic product (kinda fits into both categories right?). Th...

Today's post features a quick review on one of my favourite skincare/cosmetic product (kinda fits into both categories right?). The popular Rice Water Bright Cleansing Light Oil by The Face Shop. As soon as I started using it, I understood why cleansing oil was so popular!

At the end of the day, I remove my eye makeup with eye makeup remover before proceeding on to wash my hands and massage a pump of this oil all over my face. It breaks down all my base makeup with very minimal effort on my part and you can actually SEE your foundation come off as it merges with the oil. I simply make light, circular motions with my fingers and actually enjoy how shiny and smooth my skin looks every time I use this. Final step: Rinse with water and continue with the rest of my skincare routine.

Convenient dispensing with a pump and pump stopper when you aren't using the bottle. I find this super helpful from preventing messy spills in case I drop the bottle.

A few swatches of my 'budge-proof' products including the Maybelline 'Bad to the Bronze' Colour Tattoo, FOA Budge-Proof Gel Eyeliner (3rd) and Revlon Lipstain in Dawn (bottom)

The consistency is truly like water and feels sooooooooooo good to massage onto my chubby cheeks :3

*dabs cleansing oil into budge-proof swatches*

And in one swipe, Everything comes off effortlessly.

I've been using it daily for a while so I think the price is quite reasonable for the amount and effectiveness~

I admit, I have a weakness for pretty, sparkling nails. Some with a sheer shimmer, glitter or textured effect- they're all more eye-c...

I admit, I have a weakness for pretty, sparkling nails. Some with a sheer shimmer, glitter or textured effect- they're all more eye-catching compared to plain colours so maybe that's why I unconsciously became obsessed with sparkles. To make things more fancy (and last longer), I often layer different polishes for unique looks.

Over the past 3 years I've accumulated a small collection of sparkly polishes:

If you regularly watch beauty videos on youtube like myself, you've surely come across Wayne Goss (a.k.a Gossmakeupartist) at some...

If you regularly watch beauty videos on youtube like myself, you've surely come across Wayne Goss (a.k.a Gossmakeupartist) at some point. There's a range of fantastic tips, tricks and tutorials on his channel but I'm going to share my personal favourite :

This tip is so simple and has made such a big difference to my daily routine and foundation wear!!!

By mixing a facial oil with any liquid or creme foundation, this instantly transforms the consistency of your foundation. Transforms it in a way that makes it smoother, easier to blend, improve coverage and overall look of your foundation. Initially, my thoughts on adding oil to my face just put me off but I learnt the concept of 'fighting fire with fire'- in this case, utilising the oil to combat oiliness. Not only did it work to my surprise, but I felt my skin was in a better condition while incorporating the Rosehip oil as oppose to using liquid foundation alone.

In this example, I used the 'cakiest' foundation I had to see the difference in texture.

Things to note:
- The shade of the foundation will change (as pictured above top: no oil, bottom: with oil) and in using Rosehip oil adds a more orange tinge.
- Avoid essential oils and only use facial oils such as chamomile, rosehip, jojoba but NOT lavender
- A drop of oil is all you need (really!)
- Definitely worth trying for those of you with drier skin as well to keep things nice and moisturised
-I no longer apply a primer beforehand....

For my everyday routine I just mix the Rosehip oil with my Bourjois Healthy Mix which gives me the best consistency yet a natural finish. I mean, look at that COVERAGE!!!! Pretty darn sure I've changed the way I apply foundation for life. ( ´∀`)

Primers primers primers! This product causes makeup beginners to scratch their heads and wonder, 'Why would you use something that ...

Primers primers primers! This product causes makeup beginners to scratch their heads and wonder, 'Why would you use something that doesn't show up on your face?' or 'wouldn't moisturizer be enough?' At least that's what I thought when I first learned about primers. For a long time, I did use facial primers every time prior to applying foundation but you'll find out why I don't in the next post! Today's all about eyeshadow primers :D

This Nude by Nature Mineral Primer is my current favourite because I find it suits me most out of the three. Unlike primers with a doe-foot applicator, it comes in a regular tube with a thin cream consistency that doesn't need blending (blends transparent). I only use a tiny bit each application (so 20mLs is plenty!) and it absorbs quickly for smooth transition to eyeshadow~!!

And my least favourite - Australis Eyeshadow Primer. I wouldn't say I dislike this product but it just so happened that it was outshone by the others. There's 10mL of the product and to be honest I've only used it maybe twice? I didn't notice much of a difference and preferred to skip using it.

The e.l.f eyeshadow primer was my first eyeshadow primer purchased before e.l.f was available in Australia. It got the job done but over time it did dry out and would show up patchy and hard to blend on the lids. Some days I wear eyeshadow without the primer and it's fine but primer is a must for heavier eye looks.